Printing mechanism.



G. P. RICHARDSON.

PRINTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILE-I JUNE 6, 1907.

Patented Dec.29.1908.

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C. P. RICHARDSON.

PRINTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1907. 907,885.

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PRINTING MECHANISM.

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PRINTING MECHANISM.

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G. P. RICHARDSON. PRINTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION rum) JUNE 6, 1907.

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PRINTING MEHANISM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1907.

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Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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To all whom it may concern:

4 UNITED STAT S PATENT oF ioE.

CHARLES RICHARDSON, OF WOONSOGKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO MUTSCHLERMACHINE COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

- rnm'rme MECHANISM;

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented. Dec. 29, 1 908. I

Application filed June 6, 1907. Serial No. 377,654.

Be it known that I, CHARLES F.RHAR D- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of VVoonsocket, in the county of Providence andState of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Printing Mechanisms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to printing mechanisms, and its object is toprovide an improved printing mechanism adapted to print upon the face ofa check, and also, if desired, upon a record stri words representing theamount for which the check is drawn without unnecessary spaces betweenthe words.

A further object is to print, simultaneously 1 with the words, the sameamount in numermultaneously in the printing position by the operation ofthe means for setting the words,

and both words and numerals being printed at the same time by'movementof an actuating lever.

Still other objects and features will appear.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2 is a similarview, but with the casing removed, and with some parts shown insection,-and parts being removed to exhibit interior construction; Fig.3 is a' section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section on theline 44 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the units, type-disk,and some cooperating parts; Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of four of thetype-disks and some cooperating parts; Fig. 7 is a section on the sameplane as Fig. 3, of a modified form of a detail; Fig. 8 is a section onthe line 88' of Fig. 2, the parts being shown in normal position; Fig. 9is a section on the same line 8-8,- but with the parts in oper-.

ating position; Fig; 10 is an elevation of the pawl release mechanism inreleasing -posi- .tion; Fig. 11 is the same elevation showing the partsin the retaining or non-release position Fig. 12 is a section on theline 1212 of Fig. 2; Fig. 13 is a section on the line.

13 13 of Fig. 2; Fig. .14 is a plan view of the type-wheels, parts ofwhich are shown in twenty to ninety;

with some related parts, on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, in normal position;Fig. 19 is the same side elevation, the parts being in print. ingposition; Fig. 20 is a side elevation of a single type-block; Fig. 21 isthe rear elevation thereof; Fig. 22 is a plan view of the ribbon and thereversing mechanism therefor; Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the same;

Fi 24 is a plan view of the push-bar and gulde; Fig. 25 is a frontelevation thereof; Fig. 26 is a section on the-line 26.26 of Fig. 25;Fig. 27 is an elevation of the recordstrip roller and certaincooperatingparts;

Figs. 28 and 29are front and end views, re-- s ectively, of the holderfor the dating type;

ig. 30 is a plan view of the check carrier; Fig. 31 is a front elevationof the same; Fig. 32 is an enlarged view of a check-clip; Fig. 33 is anenlarged side elevation of a checkstop; Fig. 34 represents a check whenprinted; Fig. 35 is an elevation of one of the thousands type disks;Fig. 36 is an elevation of the next adjoining disk; Fig. 37 is the sameas Fig. 36 at the first point of its operating position; Fig. 38 is thesame at'a further point inits operation; Fig. 39 is a similar view of atens type disk; and Fig. 40 is an elevation of the next disk.

This device has a casing 1 on a base 2. Levers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12 project through slots in the'top of the casing 1, andconstitute means for sett ng a series of typ eblocks to a printing line.An operating lever 14 on one side of the machine will, when vibrated,actuate'm'echanism to produce the printin impression and otherfunctions.

Num ers' are placed on the casing 1 adjacent to each lever, and when anylever is brought opposite any number a type-block is moved hrst to theprinting hne and then,

by operation of the lever 14, is shifted to the printing position forprinting that number. Thus the lever 3 may set any words from the lever4* from ten to nineteen; and the lever 5 from one to -nine. will be setby automatic means to print with any or all of the characters set by thelevers 3, 4, or 5. In like manner, the other levers are adapted to setwords corresponding to the numbers adjacent to them, as indicated inFig. 1.. block for printing the currency such as Dollars; Francs,Marks,-etc.

The last lever 12 sets a typee name of the base of he The word thousandof raising or altering the checks.

' and 5 (see vers 4-and 5, while this invention comprises means wherebysuch. gaps may be prevented, and the wordsfi'constitutln the amount tobe printed on the check fol ow eaclrother at suitable closeness, so thatother words cannot thereafter be printed between them nor on either end;thus removing the possibility This device is capable of printing anyamount exa'ctly.

Each of the levers 3 to 9 is connected to one of a series of disks 15 to22, revoluble on a shaft 23 (see Figs. 3 and 14). 'These disks aretoothed throu h a portion of their peripheries, the teet on all being ofequal p1tch. Spring pawls 24 ,(Figs. 3 and 6) engagpthe said teeth, andoperate to hold the ds s in any set position until released by meanshereinafter described.- The disk 18 (Figs. 2-and 6) has no rejectinglever, but is moved by means of a ar 18* screwed to its top and progecting in front of thelevers 3, 4,

ig. 14). This causes the word Thousand to be brou ht' to the printingline whenever one or all of the levers 3, 4, and- 5 is moved. On thehubs of the said disks are groove pulleys 25, (Fig. 3), and

flexible bands attached thereto lead over a.

set of idler wheels 27 to springs 28. These springs, each of which isfixed at one end to a stationary bar 29, tend to contract, andtherefore, through the movement of the cords 26, return the disks 15 to22 to the position shown in Fig.3, immediately upon the disen agement ofthe pawls 24.

cross the front of the machine, between the end plates 1 and 1", is abar 30. To this -is attached a segment of a cylinder 31, concentric withthe shaft 23. Portions of'the lower edge of said segment are cut awayfor a purpose to be described, (see Fig. 17).

The type-carrying blocks 32 (shown in Figs. 20 and 21) are'adaptednormally to lie between the disks 15 to 22, and the segment 31. Theseblocks are also curved in arcs drawn from the center of the shaft 23,and the type characters 33 are on the convex or outer side, while theinner or concave side has teeth 34 adapted to fit the teeth on the disks15to 22 aforesaid. The cut-away portions. 35 of the segment 31 areproportioned so that the blocks may be retained normally in exact(vertical val inement with their re spective disks. The portions 36 ofthesegment 31'which are not cut away fit into recesses 37 (Fig. 21) inthe sides of the typeblocks, and the slots '35- receive the shortbridges 38 which connect the inner and outer halves of said blocks. Astrip of rawhide or rubber 30 (Figs. 3 and 4) is inserted in the loweredge of the bar 30 to absorb the shock and to prevent noise when thetype blocks 32-are restored to their initial positions.

It will be seen that, in the first part of the setting movement, whenany one or the levers 3 to 9 is brought forward, a particular typeblockis moved correspondingly because of its toothed connection to the diskof said The teeth on all the disks and type-- lever. blocks being ofequal pitch, any type-block may be moved along under any disk, at rightangles to the first part of the setting movement, as soon as the bridge38 has cleared the ends of the portions 36 of the segment 31. However,the blocks must be held in contact with the lower side of the disks, andfor this purpose a series of supports or prongs 39 are provided, soplaced as to take into an opening or socket 40 in each type-block, andthus to support it.

Each support or prong 39 is fixed perpendicularly to one of a set ofbars41 which he in guide ways 42 in a stationary frame 43 (see Figs. 3, 4,and17). Thebars 41 are short enough to allow considerable longitudinalmovement before coming in contact with the end plate 1. Another set ofbars 44, (see Figs. 16 and 17 each of which isfixed to one of the prongs39, lies adjacent to the frame 43. These bars. are turned downward atone end, as 45 (see Fig. 3), so as to be engaged by a bracket 69 andthereby to be moved into the normal Fig 17. 4

rom the foregoing it will be seen that when one or more type-blocks areslid down and off the segment 31, so that their sockets 40 engagecorresponding prongs 39, the teeth 34 on the back of the type-blocksremain in engagement with the teeth on the disks, and the blocks may beslid sidewise:

until all the type-blocks that have been set by movements of the' leversare brought close together and so will print their characters inconsecutive order without undue spaces between them.

The units disk 22 has no movable typeblock, as will be explained. Inorder to print the amount of the check position of rest as shown inseveral systems of currency, as, for instance,

" the words Dollars, Francs, Marks.

These disks 46, 47 and 48 are pivoted on the shaft 23, but thetype-characters are not moved longitudinally. Between the disk 48 andthe end plate 1 is another series of disks 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and55. These are normally held in the position shown in Fig. 2 by means offlexible bands 56 attached to ten-. sion springs 57 (seeFigs. 8 and 9)in a similar manner to the disks 15 to' 22, and also, by means of pawls58, may be held in printing position. Portions of the disks 15 to 22 arecut away, as shown in Figsj3 and 4. Through these openings extend flat,narrow bars 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 (Fig. 14) attached to the disks 49,50, '51, 52 and 53, respe'ctivel at one end, and at the other end havinga l bose pivotal connection with the shaft 23.;

The top edges of the opening in each disk 15 to 22 is so shaped as todepress a particular one of the bars 59 1:063, and thus to set thecorresponding number on one of the disks 49 to 53 into printingposition. For instance, on the disk 19 (Figs. 18 and 19), a step 64 willengage the bar 61 a like step on each other disk differently placed withreference to the center, will strike a particular one of the otherbars59, 60, 62 and 63, so that said bars will be depressed by their properdisks, andthe numbers on the disks '49 to 53 will be set to correspondwith the words on the type-blocks 32.

The disks 46 and 47, carry numbers which denote decimal divisions ofcurrency, such as cents, if the U. S. money system is used.

Therefore these are-not printed in words, but

their indications are repeated by the disks 54 and respectively. Thedisks 47 and 55 are connected through the shaft 23, and the disks 46 and54 are connected by a short bar 66 (Fig. 14) through a sleeve on saidshaft.

To slide the movable type-blocks 32 into close contact with each other,a bar 67 movable in a guide-way 68 is so laced as to strike the firstofsaid type-bloc s, when the bar is moved to the right. As the typeblocks,when ready for printing, are carried by the prongs 39, both will bemoved along together. Upon the, rear side of the bar 67 is a bracket 69(Fig. '24) adapted to engage the ends 45 of the bars 44, when the bar 67is moved to the left. In its extreme left hand position, asshown in Fig.17., the bracket 69 have carried the bars 44 into contact with the endplate 1, and, when so placed, the prongs 39 are alined with the notches35.

- Then, upon the release of the disks 15 to 22,

the typeblocks will be moved to' their initial sitions on the segment31.

TI ebottom side of the bar 67 carries a number: of type characters, suchas XXXXX. These will always be printed 4 immediately before the words onthe first set tion.

A cam-wheel 7 O is fixed upon the shaft 14 bar 67. the said slot (seeFig. 24) in order thatlost ;The bar 67 then moves'to guides, are pulledtype-block, and renders it difficult or in fact impracticable to raisethe check.

.To operate the bar 67, mechanism is'provided which will act positively,and still a'djust itself to the varying travel of said bar when agreater-or smaller number of typeblocks is set to the printing line. Inorder to close the space between the type-blocks, thebar 67 must travelfart-her when only two are sett-han when four or five are in posiof theoperating lever 14, and a segmental gear 71 on its inner face mesheswith a pinion 72 on a countershaft 73 (see Fig. 13). gears 74 transmitthe motion of this shaft to a shaft 7 5 held in bearings 76 on the endplate 1 (Fig. 12). A gear 78, driven by a Bevel I friction-clutch 79,engages a rack 80, which lies and slides in a slot 81 on the top of theThe rack 80 is made shorter than motion in the connecting gears may betaken up before the bar 67 moves.

Means are provided to hold 'said bar 67 stationary until the rack80reaches the end of the slot 81. This consists of a lever82 pivoted ina bracket 83 (Fig. 25), and having a lug 84 on one end adapted to entera notch 85 in the bar 67. A spring 86 tends to hold the lever in thisposition. 'A roller 87 on the opposite de res'sion 88 (Fig. 26) on thecam-disk 70.

end of said lever is thus held in a hen the operating-lever 14 is pulledfor ward, the rack 80 immediately begins to move, and at the instant ittouches the end of the slot 81, the roller 87 rides out of thedepression 83 onto the circular face of the cam-disk 70. The lug 84 isthus raised out of the notch 85 in the bar 67, and the said bar moveswith the rack, pushing the set them close together. If at this point theoperating-lever 14' has .not completed its forward travel, the frictionclutch .79 slips, allowing the said lever to finish the other operationsof the machine dependent u on it.

On moving the operating-lever bac the friction clutch drives the gear78, and moves the rack 80 to the opposite end of the slot 81. the'leftwith said rack, and the bracket 69 engages the ends 45 of the bars 44,pushing them all against the end plate 1 The clutch 79 then slips andallows the lever 14 to be thrown back to the starting point. 7 The type-blocks thus having beenbrought aapposite their respective ack intoplace bythe ace-block's on the supports or prongs 39 to the right sideof the machine, and crowding swings back and disengages all the pawls,are hung free on a longitudinal shaft 89, and are normally pressedtoward the respective toothed disks by theaction of springs 90. 'Thesepawls are theretaining means for the several disks. Each disk isautomatically caught by its pawl and held when it reaches a setposition. Between the pawls and the said toothed disks is apawl-operating bar. 91, fixed at its ends to, the shaft 89, so that whenthe shaft is turned forwardly, the bar 91 disk. The purpose of this isto'insure the rea (log or catch 96, and a stop turn of each type-blockto the zero position, and to avoid anypossibility ofits stickingpart-way, in case the pawls should fail to reease completely. Fixed onthe end of the shaft 89 outside of the end plate 1, is a'block 92 (seeFigs. 10, 11, and 13). Another block 93 is slidable in guides on' saidblock 92, and in its forward position (Fig. 10) will be struck andtilted downward by a pin 94 on the cam disk 70.

when the operating-lever 14 is pushed back to zero or the startingpoint.

shown in Figs. 10 and 13.

When it is desired to reset the type-blocks for another operation of themachine, it is necessary that the pawls 24 engage the disks 15,,16,etc.- .Mechanism is 4 provided to ac complish this result.

Each of the levers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,-and 9,

bears a bar 95 (see Figs.'3 and 7), on which is movement thereof in onedirection. A revoluble shaft 97 has fixed to it a bar 98 (see 3) whichis engaged by the dog 96 andis tilted, when any lever3, 4, etc. ispulled forward, and thus turns sli ht arc.

Tn line with the center of the block 92 is.,a bell-crank 99, pivoted .at100 (Figs. 10,11

and '13), the lower end of which engages a pm 101 in the pieces 93, theupper end having also a slot-and 'pin or similar connection to alever102 onthe shaft 97. FThe opposite end i of lever 102- is normally pulledupward by a spring 103.. It will be seen that when the bar 98 is tiltedas aforesaid, the lever 102 will be tilted:

also, and will thus swing the bell-crank .99, and movethe block 93backward and out -from under'the pin 94. As soon as this oc' 5f thedisks N This move ment Wlll swing the bar 91 backward as aforesaid, andrelease the pawls I 24 and 58, as'

.to. prevent said shaft through a curs, the tension of the. springs 90acting through the shaft 89 will tilt the block 92 upward and thus willallow the pawls 24 and 58 to rest against the disks 15, 45, etc. Afterthe dog 96 slips off the edge of the bar 98, the spring 103 (Fig. 13)tends to move the arm 102 and bell-crank 99 in the o posite direction tothat just described, and the iece 93 will therefore be forced againstthe si e of the in 94. As the latter moves upward, on the Forward strokeof the operating-lever 14, the spring 103 carries the iece 93 fartherout, and into the position siown in Fig. 10, so that. it will be struckby the pin 94 on the return stroke of the o erating-lever, to releasethe pawls from all t e disks.

The levers 10 and 11 on account of the short travel required to placethe ty e carried by them at the printing line, different arrangement foractuating the shaft 97. In -line with said levers a short bar 104 isfixed to the shaft 97. On the shaft 105 which carries the idler wheels27 is a bell-crank 106, the upper arm of which i is pivoted to one endof a ever 107, its lower .end being normally pulled downward by a spring108. A lug 106 on the bell-crank 106 touches the bar 104when in thisposition. The lever 107 is ivotednear its center on a pin 109, whicextends throu h a slot 109, and its forward portionis for ed.

Each branch of the fork is hooked and passes beside one of the levers 10and 11 and en- .gages, as at 110, overa dog 111 on the lever (see. Figs.2 and 4).

When either lever 10 or 11 is brought forward, the dog 111 carries, thelever 107 alon and thus swings the bell crank 106 an moves the'bar 104,which accomplishes the same result as the movement of the bar 98, i. 0.,permits thep'awls 24 and 58 to engage their disks. As the bell-crank 106swings on its shaft 105, the rear end of the lever 107 is drawndownward, and the forward end rises, 'and 'ust as the lug 106 slips overthe top of the ar 104, the hooks slip 01f the dogs 111. The spring .108then returns these parts (lever 107 and bell-crank 106) to fiace.

' Fig. 7 is shown a modification, in which 5 the flexible bands 26 andthe idler wheels 27 on the disks 15 to 22 are replaced by link's 26connected to bell-cranks 27. Said bell-cranks are pivoted on a shaft27-,

and the s rings 28*" act to pull'them down-' ward, an thus to carry thelinks 26* toward the rear, returning the disks to normal position.

Tov aline the type-disks so that the type blocks 32 may he slid alongall of them, a universal bar 112 (Figs. 3, 4, 8, and 9) is fixed to lugs113 on a shaft-114, and when the latter is turned, enters betweenteethnn the rear of said disks. The type-blocks will thus be accuratelylined up, and

' also looked against means for turning the shaft 114 consists of vdescribed, into the position shown in extends to a crank 9.7

. 126, thus allowing the pin accidental release. The

an arm 115 (Figs. 2 and'13), in which is a roller 116, resting inadepression 117 on the upper edge of the cam-disk 70 (Fig. 13). W en theoperating-lever 14 is brought for ward, the roller ,116 rides on thecircular face of the cam-disk, thus raising the arm 11 5, and when saidlever is returned, a spring 118 pulls the arm .115 downward, thuslowering the arm 115 and swinging the bar 112 out from the typedisks.

In case it becomes necessary to print two or more checks alike, it wouldnot be desirable to have the pawls 24 and 58 released, as this wouldallow all the type-blocks to return to zero, and'they wouldthen have tobe reset. So mechanism is provided which may be used to hold theslide-piece 93 out of the path of the pin 94 and so prevent the bar 9-1from releasing the said pawls. A lever 119 (Fig. 8) is pivoted to theinside of the end plate 1 at 120. From said lever a. link 121 on theshaft 97, so that when the lever is brought forward, the shaft 97 willbe turned, and the slide-piece 93 in the block 92 will be moved,asbeipre 1g. 11, out of the path of the in94. Ihe lever 119 carries apin 122, W ch will slip over the hooked end of a latch 123 (see Fig. 9).This latch is held in latching position on its ivot 124 by a spring 125,and so long as the iever 119 is so held the same amount may be reprintedby merely vibrating the o erating lever. But when the parts are to ereset, the (hooked latch may be disengaged from the lever 119, by meansof an outside button 122 to slip of? the hooked end. A spring 127 thenpulls the lever 119 back against the stop 128 and the slide-piece 93 isagain allowed to enter the path of the pin 94, and thus the shaft 89 istilted, the pawls 24 and 58 are withdrawn, and the disks areautomatically reset.

The check-carrier 13 is a flat pl-atefixed to two parallel bars 129(Figs. 3 and 30), which are toothed on their lower sides to form a pairof racks. O enings 130, 131 and 132. are cut through the plate 13 forthe dating type, the main type-block line, and the consecutive numberingdevice, respectively. Near the rear of said plate area pair ofadjustable stops 133 for the edge of a check, and 2.- ch 134 is hingedat 135 and is adapted to snap own. and hold the check in place bypi'essure, of flat springs 136.

In the normal position the racks 129 rest base 137 (Fig.12),

1n grooves in an extension I but when the check-carrier is drawn intothemachine, said racks rest on top of the mainbase 2.

Thecheck carrier is driven as follows The segmental gear 71 (see Fig;13) on camdisk 7 0 meshes with a pinion 138 in abracket,

sea -5 14 4 (see Fig. 3) which engage the racks 129.

On forward movement of the operating-lever 14, the toothed portion ofthe mutilated gear 141 drives the pinion 142, and the checkcarriertravels into the machine, reaching the proper position for printing justas the untoothed portions of, said gear 141 and pinion. 142 meet. The 0crating-lever may then continue to move orward, while the checkcarrierremains at res-t. On backward movement of the operating-lever, thecarrier will remain. at rest until the teeth of the gear 141 and pinion142 again engage each other, and then will move outward with theprintedcheck.

segment of a cylin convex face of which is covered with. a large numberof sharp-pointed projections 147, very close together. A counterbalance148 for said segment is also fixed to the shaft 145, which latterreceives a rotary motion from. the shaft 143 through a train of gears1.49, 150, and 151, (Fig. 3).

Above the center of the shaft 145 is a roller 152, grooved to receivethe projections 147. The gears 149, 150 and 151 are so pro portionedthat as the check-carrier 13 is moved inwardly, the segment 146willenter the slot 131. in the check carrier, and the check held in saidcarrier will be pressed between the segment 146 and the rollef 152,. andpunctured with many small holes, over the area on which the printing isto occur, (Fig. 34). Then, when the printing. i-m lression takes place,ter the punctures-in the check under the type-faces, and soak into thegrain of the almost destroying the check. Thereforei-t is practicallyimpessible to alter an amount printed by this machine, withoutdetection. q The impression mechanism consists primarily of a-platenactuator 153 (Fig; 2), held in suitable guides 154 in the base.Thisplaten actuator comp-rises wedges 15 5 which abut againstcorresponding wedges 156 on the lower side-of the platen 157. The latenhas a lug 1-58 forming a platen for the atingtype, and a lug 159form-ing type of the numbering device, 169-, while the main part 157 isvertically under the print ing line of the type-blocks 32. In the topedge of the platen a piece of rubber 161 may be inserted to give an evenimpression.

The left hand end of the platen actuator 153 is connected b a link 162with acrank 163 on a segmenta- 2 and 13). The latter is pivoted in aboss t 165, and meshes with another gear 166, on

a platen for the.

k from the ribbon wi enpaper, so that it cannot be removed without bevelgear 164 (see Figs.

the lower end of a lever 167 which swings on a pivot 168.

'the roller 169 will move in the cam-slot 170 toward the front of themachine. The gear 166willswing back, and thus turns the gear 164, movingthe link. 162 and the platenactuator 153 toward the right in Fig. 2. Theaction of the wedges 155 and 156 on each other will cause the platen 157to rise in its guides, until it strikes the type. On backward movementof the operating-lever 14 the platen will be brought down by the actionof s rings 171 fastened'at their lower ends to t e guides 154, and atthe upper ends to the laten.

T e inking medium, as before mentioned, is-a ribbon172 (Figs. 3 and 4),wide enough to lie under all the type-disks. It is wound on spools 173and 174, which are revolubly supported, respectively, on shafts 175 and176, and passes under a guide-roller 175 and over a guide-roller 175".Attached to the lever 167, by a link 177, is a rackbar '178 (F' 13),adapted to slide back and forth in i es 179 as said lever 167 moves.Proecting from one side of the rack bar 178 is a w gdfie 180 (Figs. -12and 13) adapted to raise a e The said bell-crank is hung at 183 andcarries a pawl 184 which-engages a-ratchet wheel 185 on the shaft 176.When the lever 1'67 swings outward,v the ratchet wheel 185 willadvanceonetooth, .and .a spring pawl 186 I spool 174" is turned by itsshaft in the direc-' [prevents the ratchet wheel from revolving Iackward.

The shafts 17 5' and 17 6 are connected by a link chain 187 running overidlers 1.88 (1* ig. 12). It will be seen from Fig. 13 that the saidshafts must therefore continually turn in one direction, which resultsin the winding of all the ribbon on the s 001 174.

It will be seen that the rib on 172 is wound on the spools in'su'ch amanner that if the t1on of the hands of a clock in Fig. 3, the

ribbon will be wound thereon, and unwound Y from the s ,ool 173, whenthe latter is free from its sha t,- whileif the spool 173 is turned byits'shaft in the same direction, the ribbon will' be wound u on it,'andunwound from times 001 174,'w en the latter is free upon the s aft 17 6.Clutchdevices are provided for connecting said spools to their shaftsand I for disconnectin them therefrom.

On the end 0 the spool 174 opposite the driving ratchet is one member ofa clutch 189 (see Figs. 22 and 23'), and a similar member 190 is fixedto the corresponding end of the spool 173. A clutch member 191 is heldby a. feather on the'shaft 176, and another 192 manner.

192 are engaged (Fig. 22), the spool 173 is '-crank- 181 by striking apin 182 thereon.

is also held on the shaft 175 in the same When the clutchmembers 190 andwinding up the ribbon 172 in a direction shown by the arrow uponthelatter; the

spool 174 and the clutch member 191 are rotating in opposite directions.

A bar 193, pivoted at 194, is forked at its.

ends to enter a groove 195 in each of the clutch members 191 and 192. Itwill be seen that if the said bar is swung on its the clutch members 189and 191 .Wlll be thrown into engagement, and the clutch members 190 and192 will be thrown out of The ribbon is thus reversed,

engagement. and will be wound up on the spool 174, traveling in adirection contrary to that showntby the arrow in Fig. 22.

pivot,

The means for swinging the bar 193 are I automatic and the parts are soproportioned that theribbon will e reversed once in about 500 strokes ofthe operating lever. Fixed on the bar 193 is a plate 196, from which two'pins 197 project downwardly, one on each side of a cam 198. This cam ison a horizon- I tal countershaft 199, which has at its rear end aworm-wheel 200 in engagement with a worm 201'.on the shaft 176. The'pins197 fit close to the sides of the cam 198, and as shown in Fig; 23, thesaid sides are formed so that the said pins will be moved sidewise intwo opposite directions at each half revolution of the cam, thusswinging the plate 196 spring-pin 202 snaps' and the bar 193. A into oneof two notches; 203 in the edge of the plate 196, holding the bar 193from vibra- I tion and latching it in position.

- A record-strip may be used in the machine for taking a copy of eachimpression. In the present case this strip 204 is shown as mounted inroll form on a shaft 205, which is su ported in brackets 206 (see Fig.3). T e stri' is led under an idler 207, and runs close to t etop of theribbon 172, then between two rubber feed rollers 208 and-209, and outfrom the rear 'of the machine, bein -fed by the intermittent rotation ofthe ro ler 208.

The shaft of .said roller has fixed upon it a ratchet 210(Fig. 27), anda pawl carrier 211 on a revolublesleeve 212 carries a pawl 213,

which is held'in contact with said ratchet by a spring 214. The sleeve212 also carries apinion 215 meshing with the rack 216 in the 'rack bar178, (Fig. 13). When the operatring-lever 14 is moved forward, thepawl-car- .rier 211 and pawl 213 are rotated without 'moving the roller208, but on the rearward stroke of said le ver', the pawl 213 engagesthe ratchet 210, and the roller 208 is turned, feeding .the record-strip204 'a'suitable' distance to the next mpression. Theconsecutive-numbering device 160 (Figs. 15; and 16) may be of anyordinary .type, employing a series of type-carrying rovide a freshribbon surface for wheels advanced by means of a pawl or awls. In theresent case an indicator 217 1s also shown, 0 ose to an o ening 218' inthe top of the case 1, which dup icates the setting ofthe numbering de'ice. The said indicator and numbering de' -ice are connected by'a' bar219, so that the indicator will at all. times 11101'8 with the numberingwheels. The means for'autoniat-ically actuating. the de' ice consists ofan arm 220, fixed to the shaft1l4,

and having a slot-and-pin connection with the bar 219. Every time .theshaft 114 is rocked, as before described, the arm 220.

mores upward a sufficient distance to advance the numbering-wheels onedigit. Said arm is pulled downward by a s ring 221. The slot 219 inthe-bar 219 is for t e purpose of permitting the latter to be moved, andthe type advanced, by pressure on a button 222 which extends through thecase 1, without me ement of the arm 220.

The dating dexice in the present case consists of a rod 223 (Figs. 28and 29) in which are set type-characters 224, heldin place by Frorrrtheright side of the disk 22 a lug 228 This is for the lows all the extendsinto a notch 229 in the top of the disk 22. Said lug will engage the endof the notch 229 in the disk2'2 and more the disk forward'when the16"."61' 9 is advanced far enough. In normal o'sitionthe wordand isprinted when the 6.81 9 is not pulled forward to set any digit from oneto nine. Eur ose of preventing the raising of a c c on which an amountending in a cipher is rinted. Thus $480.61

would print as fol ows: Four hundred eighty and .61 dollars $480.61 Whenthe le' er 9 is set to print 3, the impression will show thus: .Fourhundred eighty three .61 dollars $483.61. I

The complete cycle of operations of the machine-is as follows :-Supposeit were desired to print theamount of $6284.56. A blank check isinserted, face upward, in the carrier under the clip 134 and so far thatits rear edge abuts against the stops 133, and then the clip 134 is snaped down to hold the check in place. The ever 5 is then pulled forwardby the operator until it is opposite 6 on the casing. This one movementalpawl's24 and 58 to rest against their respective toothed disks,preventing the eset osition under the actions of their springs. T elever 6 is then 'ulled forward to 2, the lever e lever 9 to 4, thelevers 10 and to l l 80 H 11 to 5'and 6, res ectively, and the lever 12to Dollars. 1 he type-blocks for these levers, and their correspondingdisks 51, 52, etc.,, are moved to the printing line. The operator thenpulls the lever 14 forward, and immediately the check-carrier and theraek,80 move toward the interior of the machine, while at the same timethe perforating roll 146 revolves, the arm 220 rises, preparing toadvance the numbering mechanism,

and the locking-bar 112 enters between the teeth on the disks 15 to 22and 46-to 55, alining all the set type-blocks. As the lever 14 continuesto move forward, the latch 82 is lifted out of the notch 85, and therack 80 carries the bar 67 along, striking the first type-block, andmoving it and the other sett'ype-blocks into juxtaposition against thedisk 22. At this time the cam-slot 170 has moved the lever 167 and'theplaten 157 is therefore moving upward, the bar 178 is moving toward therear, turning the plate 211, which carries the pawl by which therecordstrip roller 208'is turned. As soon as the type-blocks'are closedagainst each other, the bar 67 can be driven no farther, so the frictionclutch 79 slips, while the lever 14 continues to move forward until theplaten 157 squeezes the check against the ribbon, the record strip andthe type, and makes an impression. Then said lever has reached the endof its stroke and the printing operation is completed.

When the operator pushes the lever 14 back, the platen 157 begins tomove downward, and the rack 80 moves to the left.- s the lever 167swings forward, the rack 216 revolves the inion 215, and therecord-strip,-

is-fed along y the roller 208. The rack 80 then reaches the end of theslot 81, and carries the bar 67 along toward the left. The check-carrier13 alsostarts toward the front. When the bracket 69 strikes'the bentends 45 0f the/ bars 44, the type-blocks on their supporting forks 39will be carried along, and when said ends 45 touch the end plate 1, thetype-blocks will be in line with their respective slots in the segment31. The latch 82 drops into the notch 85, and, as the bar 67 can move no"farther, the clutch 79 again 'sli s, while the lever 14 continues itsbackwar movement. As the operating lever o'es farther back, the roller 116 drops into t e depression 117, and the locking oralining bar 112-isswung out'from the typedisks, while at the sameftime the arm 220 swingsdownward, advancing the numbering device one unit.

When the o erating lever' reaches the end of its stroke, t 1e in '94 onthe cam disk 70- latter are then'returned to zero by the tension of thesprings '28.-

When the check is removed from the carrier 13,- it will have on it thedate printed in the upper right-hand corner, the number in the lowerleft-hand corner (Fig. 34), and across the middle, on a perforatedsurface,

will appear the amount of the check in words and-i1gures, as follows:XXXX Six thouof said disks to sand two hundred eighty/ four .56 dollars$6284.56.

Referring to Fig. 1, it is obvious, from the numerals engravedon thecasing 1, that to print, sa 18000, it will be necessary to move on y thelever 4 to a position opposite the figure'18. This brings down thetype-' block carrying the words Ten to Nineteen. But in 'order toduplicate the amount in figures, namely, by means of the 1 mally insaiddepression, and a flat spring 233 presses said end downward. Whenthe lever- 4 is brought forward, thedisk 16 revolves, and the pawl 232moves until it strikes the bar 59 which is fixed to the disk 49 (Fig.14). The bar 59 is thus moved downward, (Fig. 37) and the numeral 1 onthe disk 49 1s advanced to the printing-line. At the same time a step 65strikes the top of-the next bar- 60, which is fixed to the disk 50. I.Now, as the lever 4 is farther advanced, the rear end of the (pawl 232rides out of the depression 231 an upon the cam 230; Its front end isthus moved inward, (Fig. 38) out of the path of the bar 59. Said barthen remains stationary, (because the disk 49 is held-by a pawl 58), andthe bar 60 is depressed by the tongue 65 inexact ratio to the movementof the lever 4, so that when said lever is opposite 8- on the casing,the numeral 8 on the disk 50 is at the printing-line. A similar pawl234. (Fig. 40) 'is carried by the disk 21,

and a cam 235- (Fig. 39) is formed on the disk 20 to engage it. The pawl234, in its downward movement, strikes th bar 62,-moving it one unit,and then is thr off by the cam 235. This operation carries the numeral 1on the disk 52 to printing position.

Further movement of the lever 8 causes a shoulder 236 on the disk 21 tostrike the bar Q 1. In a printing mechanism, a seriesof Therefore, toprint 18000 in.

type-blocks, means for setting'one or more of said type-blocks to arintlng line, a-bar for pushing the set type locks together and intoprinting position, -means having a predetermined operating -st oke foroperating said bar and comprising siiionnection having engaging partsadapted to slip-upon each other upon occurrence of a predeterminedresistance between said means and said bar, whereby said means and saidbar may take and retain their operated ositions, and restoring mechanismfor sai type-blocks.

2. In a printing mechanism, the combination of a series of type-blocks,means for setting one or more of saidftype-blocks to a rinting line, abar for pushing the set type- Elocks laterally and into printingposition, platen mechanism, means having a prede- ,termined o cratingstroke for operating said platen mec anism and for operating said barand comprising a connectionhaving engaging parts adapted to slipupon'eao other upon occurrence of a predetermined resistance with thebar whereby said means and said bar may take and retain their 0 eratedpositions, and restoring mechanism or said type-- blocks.-

3. Ina printing mechanism, a series of type-blocks, means for settingone or more ofsaid type-blocks to a printing line, a bar for pushing thesaid type blocks laterally and into the printing position, platenmechanism, operating mec platen mechanism and said bar, and comprising aslipping friction clutch between sald' anism having a -predete r minedoperating stroke for actuating sald operatm mechanism and said bar,whereby said mec anism and said bar may take and retain their operatedposition and restoring mechanism for'said type-blocks.

4, In a printing mechanism, a series of type-blocks, means for settingone or more of said type-blocks to a 1printing line, a bar for pushingthe set typelocks together and into printing p osition, means having apre determined operating stroke for operating said bar and comprising aconnection having predetermined operating stroke for operating saidplaten mechanism and for operating said-bar and comprising a connectionhaving "engaging parts adapted to slipupon eac

